Semester 1 Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 2. the color of the mineral in its powdered form
  2. 5. beneath the crust, made of semi-solid rock
  3. 7. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
  4. 9. a testable statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment
  5. 11. all solid portions of Earth
  6. 12. water that flows over land and replenishes body's of water
  7. 13. all of Earth's water in liquid state
  8. 15. Method a systematic and logical approach used to investigate natural phenomena
  9. 16. all life on Earth
  10. 18. events caused by the sudden release of stress at plate boundaries
  11. 19. the introduction of contaminants into the environment
  12. 21. the process that changes liquid water to water vapor
  13. 22. molten rock below Earth's surface
  14. 24. the shape of a region or land
  15. 25. inorganic, naturally occurring chemical compounds with a crystalline structure
Down
  1. 1. outer part of Earth's spheres that extends 500km above the surface
  2. 3. large ocean waves triggered by tectonic movements
  3. 4. Earth's outermost layer
  4. 6. inland bodies of water surrounded by land
  5. 8. all of Earth's water in frozen form
  6. 10. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces
  7. 14. the way light reflects off of a mineral's surface
  8. 17. the breaking down of rocks and minerals
  9. 20. the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
  10. 23. water found beneath the Earth's surface